passages
Example Sentences
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His polyglot is a mixture of French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Latin and Greek, which is how these passages appear in the diary.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
The passages won’t be large enough for bighorn — with their broad horns — to squeeze through, advocates say.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
Fifa hopes it will remove some of the frustration felt by supporters and players, and reduce the chance of injury due to needless passages of play when an offside flag is going to be raised.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
The Justice Department says 99 subterranean passages have been discovered in the Southern District of California since 1993.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
It loved Camilla, and followed her everywhere: Henry quoted long passages about Emma Bovary and her greyhound: “Sa pensée, sans but d’abord, vagabondait au hasard, comme sa levrette, qui faisait des cercles dans la campagne....”
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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